Difference between Junction and Join

What is the difference between Junction and Join?

Junction as a noun is the act of joining, or the state of being joined. while Join as a noun is an intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

Junction

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of joining, or the state of being joined. A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.

Example sentence: In 2011, I did an internship in Seven Dials, a junction in London where seven roads come together. I'd given up on writing after multiple rejections for my first novel, and I was starting to consider a career in publishing instead, but Seven Dials gave me such a strong idea for a setting that I couldn't resist picking up my pen again.

Join

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.An intersection of data in two or more database tables.the lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol \vee (mnemonic: an angular J).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To combine more than one item into one; to put together.To come together; to meet.To come into the company of.To become a member of.

Example sentence: Although I train hard with England and Rajasthan Royals, when I am at home in London I always like to join some group fitness classes and experiment with new workout ideas.

We hope you now know whether to use Junction or Join in your sentence.

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